UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~September~~October 1722, 2025

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

001-38530

82-4005693

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

902 Carnegie Center Blvd., Suite 520

Princeton, New Jersey

08540

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(609) 436-0619


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common stock, $0.01 par value

EPRT

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

Item 72.~~01.~~02 ~~Regulation~~— FDResults ~~Disclosure~~of Operations and Financial Condition.

~~2024~~On ~~Corporate~~October 22, ~~Responsibility~~2025, ~~Report~~Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. The press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

OnItem ~~September 17, 2025, Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc~~7.01— ~~(the~~Regulation ~~"Company")~~FD ~~published its 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report~~Disclosure. ~~A copy of the 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report will be available on the Company's website at www.essentialproperties.com and is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.~~

~~The~~On ~~information~~October 22, ~~set~~2025, ~~forth~~the inCompany ~~this~~issued ~~item~~its ~~7.01~~Investor Presentation and inSupplemental ~~the~~Information—Third ~~attached~~Quarter ~~Exhibit 99~~2025.1 isThe ~~being~~Investor ~~"furnished"~~Presentation and ~~shall~~Supplemental ~~not~~Information—Third beQuarter ~~deemed~~2025 ~~"filed"~~is ~~for~~furnished ~~the~~hereto ~~purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,~~ as ~~amended~~Exhibit ~~(the~~99.2 ~~"Exchange~~and ~~Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18, nor shall it be deemed~~ incorporated herein by reference into any filing of the company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

The foregoing information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” and Item 7.01, “Regulation FD Disclosure.” The information in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits furnished therewith shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be or be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description	~~Description~~
99.1	Earnings Press Release dated October 22, 2025 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025	~~2024 Corporate Responsibility Report~~
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
99.2	Investor Presentation and Supplemental Information—Third Quarter 2025
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 17, 2025	ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST, INC.
Date: October 22, 2025	ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST, INC.
	By:	/s/ Mark E. Patten
		Mark E. Patten
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary

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